MAN-OF-WAR

n. phr. 1. A stinging jellyfish in the Gulf of Mexico. "No swimming today," the sign said, "as we have a man-of-war alert." 2. A large battleship displaying its national flag or insignia. The shipwreck victims were picked up by an American man-of-war. 3. The albatross bird. After several days at sea we noticed some men-of-war majestically sailing through the skies.